Adobe Premiere Pro Tools, Buttons, and Icons

Selection Tool

This tool is used to move a clip on the timeline without changing the in/out points of the selected clip, but changing the in/out points of the clips on either side.

Track Selection Tool

Select this tool to select all the clips to the right of the cursor in a sequence. To select a clip and all clips to the right in its own track, click the clip. To select a clip and all clips to its right in all tracks, Shift-click the clip. Pressing Shift changes the Track Selection Tool into the Multi-track Selection Tool.

Ripple Edit Tool

This tool is used to change the In or Out point of a clip on the Timeline and then automatically rippling or closing the gaps to the left or right of the trimmed clip.

Rolling Edit Tool

This tool trims the In point of one and the Out point of the other, while leaving the combined duration of the two clips unchanged.

Rate Stretch Tool

Select this tool to shorten a clip in a Timeline by speeding up its playback, or to lengthen it by slowing it down. The Rate Stretch Tool changes speed and duration, but leaves the In and Out points of the clip unchanged.

Razor Tool

Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline. Click a point in a clip to split it at that precise location. To split clips in all tracks at that location, Shift-click the spot in any of the clips.

Slip Tool

Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a Timeline, while keeping the time span between them constant.

Slide Tool

Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while simultaneously trimming the two clips that surround it. The combined duration of the three clips, and the location of the group in the Timeline, remain unchanged.

Pen Tool

Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a Timeline. Drag a connector line vertically to adjust it. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) on a connector line to set a keyframe. Shift-click noncontiguous keyframes to select them.

Hand Tool

Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag left or right anywhere in the viewing area.

Zoom Tool

Select this tool to zoom in or out in the Timeline. Click in the viewing area to zoom in by one increment. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to zoom out by one increment.

Overwrite edit icon

Clicking this icon in the Source Monitor will replace or overwrite the video or audio on the timeline sequence.

Insert edit icon

Clicking this icon on the Source Monitor will insert the video or audo into the timeline sequence.

Mark In & Mark Out icons

Clicking this icon either in your sets the inpoint and outpoint for your edit.

Keyframe

Marks the points on the audio timeline where you want to adjust your volume either up or down. You insert these points in pairs.

Current-Time Indicator (CTI)

Also known as the playhead, is an indicator which shows the user where they are on the timeline. It is used mainly in the Timeline panel but is also linked to the Program Monitor panel.

mute

This button will mute or turn off the sound on individual audio tracks on the Timeline.

Time Ruler

This indicates the time location of the CTI (current time Indicator) along the top of the Timeline.

Drag Audio Only

This button allows you to drag the audio only from the Source Monitor onto the Timeline.

Drag Video Only

This button allows you to drag the video only from the Source Monitor onto the Timeline.

Audio Meter

This is used to visually monitor the audio level in your project.

Tools Panel

This is where you access your editing tools on the Timeline.

Step Back One Frame

This button allows you to move back one frame on the timeline.

Play

This button will play the video in the Program Monitor. You can also use the spacebar to play the video in the Program Monitor.

Settings

When you click on this icon, it allows you to control the settings for the panel.